Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2010; 16(8): 987-991
Published online Feb 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i8.987
Table 2 Peak peristaltic pressure in three segments during esophageal body contractions with and without administration of antihypertensive drugs (mean ± SE)
No medication
Nifedipine
Losartan
Atenolol
SittingSupineSittingSupineSittingSupineSittingSupine
Segment 1 (mmHg)45.3 ± 12.972.4 ± 14.442.1 ± 10.177.4 ± 12.640.5 ± 10.577.5 ± 12.042.8 ± 8.279.3 ± 12.2
Segment 2 (mmHg)105.5 ± 10.7117.0 ± 12.383.7 ± 9.7109.5 ± 15.496.4 ± 17.3120.5 ± 34.9122.0 ± 15.6153.8 ± 12.4a
Segment 3 (mmHg)141.7 ± 15.2148.9 ± 31.6115.5 ± 20.6140.4 ± 9.8152.2 ± 27.9181.1 ± 31.9216.9 ± 39.4a246.5 ± 45.1a